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THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET<br/>
<span class=large>EZEKIEL</span>
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CHAPTER 2
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Ezekiel is called to take the word of the Lord to Israel—He sees a book in which lamentations and mourning are written.
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And</span> he said unto me, <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/1a" mark="a" type="D" title="The expression ‘son of man’ used in Ezekiel refers only to this prophet. As a Hebrew idiom it means simply ‘human.’ It is not to be confused with the title ‘Son of Man’ which refers to Christ.">Son</a> of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Teaching with the Spirit.">spirit</a> entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.
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And he said unto me, Son of man, I <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Priesthood, Keys; TG Priesthood, Ordination.">send</a> thee to the children of Israel, to a <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/2/3b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Apostasy of Israel; TG Rebellion.">rebellious</a> nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, <i>even</i> unto this very day.
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For <i>they are</i> impudent children and <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Stiffneckedness; TG Stubbornness.">stiffhearted</a>.  I do <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/2/4b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Called of God.">send</a> thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord <span class='smallcaps'>God</span>.
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And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they <i>are</i> a <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 12: 2; Ezek. 44: 6.">rebellious</a> house,) <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/2/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ezek. 33: 33.">yet</a> shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
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&#182; And thou, son of man, <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jer. 1: 8.">be</a> not <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/2/6b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Peer Influence.">afraid</a> of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns <i>be</i> with thee, and thou dost <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/2/6c" mark="c" type="D" title="OR sit.">dwell</a> among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they <i>be</i> a rebellious house.
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And thou shalt <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/7a" mark="a" type="C" title="Num. 24: 13; TG Authority; TG Prophets, Mission of.">speak</a> my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they <i>are</i> most rebellious.
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But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 3: 3 (2-3); Rev. 10: 10 (9-10).">eat</a> that I give thee.
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&#182; And when I looked, behold, an hand <i>was</i> sent unto me; and, lo, a <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/9a" mark="a" type="Q" title="HEB scroll; Ezra 6: 2; Jer. 36: 2 (2, 4).">roll</a> of a <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/2/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Rev. 5: 1; Rev. 10: 2; D&C 77: 6.">book</a> <i>was</i> therein;
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And he spread it before me; and it <i>was</i> written <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/2/10a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB front and back.">within</a> and without: and <i>there was</i> written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
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